Playwright and actress Megan Gogerty is back with a hilarious new show. “Chipmunk’d” opens Sept. 9 at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City. After Megan’s character (not coincidentally named Megan Gogerty) is bitten by a chipmunk, she and her family encounter an increasingly alarming chain of disasters. Megan says the play is at its heart, a …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 4 Craig Kessler spins choice selections from Flora Purim’s days at Milestone Records. We’ll hear the “Queen of Brazilian Jazz” with George Duke, McCoy Tyner, husband Airto Moreira, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Milton Nascimento, and a host of other …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, saxmen Buster Smith, Wayne Shorter and Branford Marsalis, bassists Leonard Gaskin and Charles Fambrough, guitarists Pat Martino and Mimi Fox and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” (1938), Jimmy …
Blake Shaw is one of Iowa’s first-call bassists, as well as a singer, arranger and composer. He fell in love with the bass when his jazz band director asked him to switch from trombone. He went on to study at Kirkwood, finally receiving his Masters at the University of Iowa. Pretty good for a musician …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm A Look at IAI Records Craig Kessler looks at the short-lived IAI (Improvising Artists Incorporated) jazz label, owned and operated by pianist and composer Paul Bley. It was founded in 1974 to record improvised music and video art. We’ll hear true obscurities culled from …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Oscar Peterson, Mal Waldron, Carl Perkins and Bill Evans, drummers Stix Hooper and Ginger Baker, bassist George Duvivier, singer Mary Stallings and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jo Jones’ “The Essential Jo Jones” (1955), Herbie …
We’ve been trying to present the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra since 2020, and fingers crossed, the third time will be the charm on Aug. 18. After years of being the only, or one of very few women in college and professional jazz bands, IWJO Directors Toni LeFebvre and Kelli Swehla formed this group to provide …
For decades, the Linn County Blues Society has presented a big summer Blues concert, spotlighting the best local and national talent. Beginning this year, the celebration becomes “Bourbon & Blues,” August 20 at McGrath Amphitheatre. The party begins with Iowa legends Molly Nova & The Hawk, featuring Bryce Janey, and also features Danielle Nicole from …
